I can say with certainty that such a thing would not happen in my school. That's terrible.

It does seem like some people get a little reactionary homophobia going on sometimes though. To totally clear the air so everyone knows they're not gay after rolling around with sweaty men for an hour, of course. Most people seem to be content getting a laugh out of how sexual (and therefore gay most of the time) it looks in general.

I can say with certainty that such a thing would not happen in my school. That's terrible.

My BJJ instructor is a devout Catholic and never once has he brought his religious beliefs into the school.

Not too long ago we had a guy that was a former convict that had turned his life around (dude was in a biker gang and had tattoos EVERYWHERE - even on his forehead and a lot of people judge him straight off the bat). He was a real nice guy and ended up quitting for whatever reason (got his blue belt and pretty much stopped coming). We have a couple of guys that are actively serving in the military and one of our black belts is a cop; never once was there a problem between them inside or outside of class.

My point is, even though my teacher airs on the side of conservative and is deeply religious, it never gets in the way of our training. Any school that discriminates like that is ridiculous.

Don't get me wrong, if you have someone come in that's been convicted for child molestation or rape or a seriously sickening crime, by all means the right to refuse service makes sense, but for something like being gay? C'mon. That's batshit insane.

My BJJ instructor is a devout Catholic and never once has he brought his religious beliefs into the school.

Not too long ago we had a guy that was a former convict that had turned his life around (dude was in a biker gang and had tattoos EVERYWHERE - even on his forehead and a lot of people judge him straight off the bat). He was a real nice guy and ended up quitting for whatever reason (got his blue belt and pretty much stopped coming). We have a couple of guys that are actively serving in the military and one of our black belts is a cop; never once was there a problem between them inside or outside of class.

My point is, even though my teacher airs on the side of conservative and is deeply religious, it never gets in the way of our training. Any school that discriminates like that is ridiculous.

Don't get me wrong, if you have someone come in that's been convicted for child molestation or rape or a seriously sickening crime, by all means the right to refuse service makes sense, but for something like being gay? C'mon. That's batshit insane.